How do you hire an employee in Liechtenstein in 2026?

Overtime beyond the weekly maximum carries a supplement of at least 25%. For office, technical and other salaried staff it applies only to overtime above 60 hours in a calendar year. No supplement is due where the employee agrees to take equal time off instead.

The Civil Code adds that contractual overtime not taken as time off is paid at the normal wage plus at least a quarter, unless the contract or a collective agreement says otherwise in writing. Sunday work needs a permit from the Office of Economic Affairs, and temporary Sunday work carries a 100% supplement. Check which rule covers each role before you write the contract.

After probation the notice scale applies, starting at one month in the first year of service. Put any longer probation in writing.

The termination guide has the full notice table.

The 13 holidays are New Year, Epiphany, Easter Monday, 1 May, Ascension, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, Assumption, Birth of Mary, All Saints, Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day.

Sick pay applies where the job has lasted, or was agreed for, more than three months. Where a compulsory insurance pays at least four fifths of the wage, the employer does not have to pay it. Where the insurance pays less, the employer pays the difference up to four fifths.

The maternity allowance under the Family Allowance Act needs at least 270 days of old-age insurance before the birth. A hospital stay of the newborn of at least two weeks extends the leave by the length of the stay, up to eight weeks. A dismissal during pregnancy and during maternity leave is barred after probation.

Paternity leave needs at least 180 days of old-age insurance before paternity is established, and it is paid at 80%. Parental leave is four months after more than six months of service, and the parental allowance is up to two months at 100% of the average monthly wage, capped by the Act. If the employee already took comparable parental leave in another EEA state, the four months shorten accordingly.

The government sets the maximum wage used for the maternity and paternity allowance by ordinance, and we do not print it here.

A fixed-term contract ends without notice when the term ends. If it simply continues after the end date, it counts as open-ended.

Real HR and legal experts apply the Arbeitsgesetz's hours rules and the Civil Code's probation and leave rules to your contract, and you direct the work. There is no setup fee and no exit fee.

Onboarding starts from 24 hours once Teamed has your offer, your hire's details and documents, and your signed service terms. Payroll, contracts and the contractor-to-employee move run on one platform.

1. Agree the offer

   Role, gross pay and weekly hours. Check the role's sector for a generally binding collective agreement.

2. Sign the service terms

   Teamed employs your hire and issues the Liechtenstein employment contract.

3. Set up payroll and insurance

   Teamed registers the hire for contributions and tax, and confirms the health, pension and accident cover.

4. Run the first payroll

   Your designated person's first-hire role ends at the first payslip, and the ordinary service continues.

Start from the Liechtenstein hiring overview, or run the Employer Cost Calculator before your first offer goes out. EOR is the right model for a first Liechtenstein hire, until it isn't.